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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established i Consm iu; in t'V.
PVFL!HID Evehv Thvkspav MouMvn,
At Hloombur. the County Scl of
Colum'iij Coumr, Pennsylvania.
GEO. F.. Et.WEi.L, En'ro
P I. TSKER. I.ocl Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, Forem ax.
TERMS :Inj;iie the county l. 00 x rear
in ilvance; $1.55 if not r-aiJ in advance.
Or. ie the county, ft. 25 a ye.ir. v.r-.T in
advance.
Ali commur.ica' ior shor.'. i t a Hreed
THE COLUMBIAN.
li'.oom. -, fa.
THURSDAY, JULY $. tr-
Col. J. M. GurTey has teen re
elected tbe member of the Demo
:ratic National Committee, by the
Pennsylvania delegation. He was
presented with a handsome silver
loving cup.
Capt. Henry W. Whitney has
been promoted to Lieutenant Colon
el on Geu. M:le' staff, with head
quarters at Washington. He is a
sou of Rev. W. R. Whitney, for
merly pastor of the Light Street M.
E. Church.
TBE CHINESE SITUATION.
Late dispatches from China state
that Ministers and other foreigners
in Pekin are in a deperate situa
tion. There are riity thousand
Chinese troops inside and outside
the city, and the food of the for
eigners is almost exhausted. Baron
Von Ketteler, the German Minister,
has been murdered by the Chinese
troops, and the Kaiser will despatch
20,0.0 troops and many war ships
to China. Several thousand Amer
ican soldiers and sixteen war ves
sels are already on Chinese soil and
waters, and more will be sent. The
Oregon has struck a rock and may
be a total loss. Russia, England
and Germany, also have many
troops and vessels there. The sit
uation is one heretofore unknown
in the history of the world. The
trouble began with the attack on
foreigners by the Boxers, a native
organization opposed to foreign oc
cupation. The failure of the Chi
nese government to protect mission
aries and other foreigners, led the
several nations whose citizens were
in danger, to send troops there for
their protection. Though occupy
ing Chinese soil, and engaging in
battle with the natives, war has not
been declared by any of them, and
this is the anomaly of the situation.
Where it is all going to end no one
can predict.
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SATIOSAL CZ1TD3EATIC C0S7E5-
The Democratic National Con
vention met in Kansas City yester
day. The nomination of William
Jennings Bryan for President is a
foregone conclusion. No other
name is mentioned. For the Vice-Pre-idency
a n.'.mber of names have
been discussed, among them Hill of
New York. Gorman of Maryland.
Pattisoa of Pennsylvania, Admiral
Schley, Admiral Dewey and Towne
of Minnesota. Should the platform
contain aNsilver 16 to 1 plank, it is
likely that Towne will be the nom
inee. Many prominent leaders like
Gutfey and Hill, have endeavored
to secure a modification of the
Chicago platform of 1896. but ap
parently without success. We go
to press too early to give any details
of the convention.
I WO HUNDBLD LIVES LOSTBf FiEE-
One of the most horrible disasters
in many years occurred at Hobo
ken on Saturday. Some bales of
cotton oil the North German-Lloyd
Steamship Company's pier caught
tire, and tbe flames spread so rap
idly that they communicated to sev
eral ocean liners, and the men on
the piers and in the holds of the
vessels were caught in a death trap.
The heat was so great that tugs
and other boats could not get near
enough to rescue but a few. It is
estimated that two hundred lives
were lost, and the loss in money is
:o,ooo,coo. The steamers Saale,
Main and Bremen, were destroved,
and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
was badly damaged. The latter is
next to the largest vessel afloat.
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Fanrers Yictiaiiiid.
A number of farmers in the vicinity
of M-ncy, have been victimized by a
party of men representing themrelves
to be of the -Bill Bearing Churn
Company," selling a churn that would
make butter inside of two minutes.
The men ave demonstrations and
sold their churns at i 7 each and also
disposed of territorial rights at a price
as high as The farmers tried
to make butter with the churns and
found that they could not do so under
an hour's time. They have come to
the conclusion that the men who victi
mized them used chemicals to mate
the butler gather. They now find that
tne paper tr.ey save the men has been
negotiated. The sharpers cleared up
about $2500 in that section.
WASHINGTON.
rr! ir Reilar(fTe!too'ietil. j
Washington, July 2. 1900. j
Naturally, Mr. McKinley is be- i
ing harshly criticised forgoing away ,
from Washington for an indeSnite :
stay just after he has issued orders 1
which commit this government to a !
participation in the war which the '
combined European powers are pre-
paring to wage on China. He must
have felt that he was doing wrong
in going to Canton., where lie and .
3os Hanna are to Sx tip his letter
ot acceptance and other campaign
matters, as before leaving he tried ;
44 He Laughs Best
Who Laugfis Last"
A hetrty Uvgh indlctles M degree of
good health cbUnh'e through pirt tlood. 1
As but ore it ten hs pvt Hood,
Hood
the
the other rrre shcv'J
Keith Hood's Sajji.cxr-ru Then they cut
buigh first, Usi-.d2the I, for
3fecd'S SaUalyaVittg
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mi ClOTfllE
HOUSE!
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around Washington that PeiTy
Heath has been asked to resign the
to give out the impression that he position of First Assistant Postmas-
regarded the trovfj.e m Cnina as ,
about all over, after the Chinese
Minister announced the safetv of
ter General, because of the publica- (
tion of the fact that he was one of j
these who vouched for Neely and
diplomats and other foreigners who procured bis appointment. Accord
ing to this story, tnis isn t to punish
Heath, but to bamboozle the public.
' Hanna's literarv bureau, and if Mr.
; McKinley is re-elected will be given
: something "equally 3s good-' next
vear.
RAILROAD NOTES.
were all reported killed in Pekin by
the European manufacturers of
news. But the Chinese minister He is again to have charge of
made another announcement, which
made it plain that the trouble is just
beginning, and that was that the
fight at Taku was started bv the
demand by the European f.;et for 1
the surrender of the Chinese torts. !
and not bv the firing of the forts on j
the fleet. Europe is going to break 1 Ckavtaiqva Low Rate Excvk- '
China up, and Mr. McKinley is go-! sion via Pennsylvania Railroad, j
ing to help. That is the way things i On July 6 the Pennsylvania Rail. '
now look. ! road Company will run a special ex-!
j cursion from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
All the raonkev business in the : Washington. Reading. Altoona. Belle-!
postal service is not monopolized by j fonte, Lock Haven. Sharnokin,Wiikes- j
the Cuban branch, not by a whole Barre, Sunbury and Wilhamsport, and j
lot. There is much gosip in asa-. pr.ncipal intermediate stations, and
ington concerning the purchase of : stations on the Delaware division,
time clocks for all free delivery j Philadelphia' Wilmington and Balti
postofSces and expensive typewrit- more Railroad, and on the Cumber-
ers tor orhces having receipts of 'ni ai.ey Kaiiroao, to cnautauqua,
$30, cod and over by the Post Omce N. Y. Special train will leave Harris
Department, and much of it implies ! burg at it. 35 a. m. Connecting
that private individuals have had trams w;ll leave Philadelphia S.aa a.
big "rake offs' out of the purchase m- Washington 7 45 a. m , Baltimore
money. The odd thing about the 8 55 a. m., .ltoona7.15 a. m.,Wi!kes
time clocks is that they are of the ! Barre 7.30 a. m.. Lock Haven 11.25
sane make as those introduced in - ni. Round trip tickets, good to
the Treasury Department several return on regu'ar trains not later than
years ago and which stirred up the
indignation of Congressmen to such
an extent tnat tnev were bv vote ot
STILISH GAEMEKTS,
READY TO WEAR,
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All the latest novelties for spring wear, in hats,
caps, shirts, underwear and neckwear, can always
be found at
Townsend's Star Clothing House.
2E
aVt'lry.iTJ'.g
rested, but claimed he knew nothing !
about the tickets. Botn were jiiiCu j
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Suicide at Snabcrj.
With a rope, taken from a binoin;
machine, E. D. Killian, aged 62
years, of Chicago, hanged himself to
a tree on an island two miles north of
1
.uzusi a, win De soia at rate 01 aio
Sunbury, Sunday morn. rig. The body
was discovered by a party of small
bos, who were out for a pleasure
ride on the river. j
Killian was fo-me-lv a minister of !
Half Yearly Clear-Up,
ana 7- :rr r a ' .
nementea over re;;z;on. .-i;;r me
Congress ordered taken out. Then
it was that the man with the big
from Philadelphia, Baltimore
w.AmM cemented over
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i-ci.ii 01 r.i5 w;ie. a vear aso, r.c wen
1 to Buena Vista, Virginia, and became
rates irom other stations
I Passengers trom Atlantic Citv,
pull" the Pest OSce authorities ' Brideton, Vine'.and, Clayton, N. J.,
prominent as a ra:ircad promoter.
to see what a good thing those same ! aad stations on the Delaware division ! "e oe,cam enttanS'1 10 at company
rime clocks were and to agree to will use trains to Philadelphia on day I forro,ed t0 deTeloP several ore mines
nav the re?n!3r reT.iil nriro , - recedinz date of excursion. i m l"at vicinity and lost all of h;s
r - c --j' -
money.
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Letter i necting trains apply to nearest ticket ) . "c, lu pos.uon .nr.
aent 1 u vuuiaui, ui
tinogewater, irz'.nia. and was civen
each for them, although about Soo For specific rates and time of con
ot ttiem were purchased
carriers ana oiner postomce em
ployes have to have their time re-1 Summer Tours to the North Two
cords made bv these clocks, which i Tours 10 Canada via Pa. R. R.
Congress declared degrading and j For the summer of 1900 the Penn
disgraceful when used in the Treas-j sylvan-a Rr.lroad Company has ar
ury Department. They can ask j ranged to run two personally-con -their
Congressmen to explain the j ducted touts to Canada and Northern
makes it right and proper to deal ! Ju'y 21 and August 1 1. including N'i-! Purse,.v
Pennsylvania to work. At Lebanon
and Harrisburg he was unsuccessful
and left large hotel bills unpaid.
He came to Sunbury on June 25th
and got many men ot influence inter
ested in his machine, and wired J.
. the head roan of the
with postal emp.oves of free denv- ; ajara tails, I nousand Is. anus, Rapids 1 , j , ,,.V T ,
ervomces ma manner which Con- 'of the St. Lawrence. Quebec, The ! l"Sf dea,s' . en Purse.y arrived
gr'ess declared to be degrading and ; Siguenav. Montreal, Au Sable Chasm, I "'i -,f-venm? e ,Z S,hort
disgraceful when applied to em-1 Lakes Cbamplain and George, and WIth "'!".. o said he be.ieved he
ploves of the Treasury Department. Saratoga, occupying fifteen ' days ; w" los:n.hls mmd' and assed purse-
" i touad trip rate. $125. !' see h:ra a2a;n In an hour-
, , . . ' FarS tntir k in -h,r i ' In meantime Kilhan left the
Cmna isn t the on.y countrv m : taca lour lK De in charge ot one . . ,:..:, i ,j,
, . , -. nf rnmninv'. - jnoteiancl was missing until Sanaay
which toreitrners are sometimes . 01 tne company s tourist agents, as-' .
mnrn n7 1 n m mTAmn rr h a
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i Our busy season is over and
3 now let's clear up stock, which $
5 means bargains for vou and n 3k
0
5 clear store for us. Hake a visit
ij to our store and it will pay you.
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wrongfully treated, as may be seen
by the following experience in
Washington, told by himself, of Mr.
F. V. Postels, an architect from St.
Petersburg, Russia: "I have been
sisted by an experienced la Jy as chap- i
j eron, whose especial charge will be
unescorted ladies.
The rate covers railway
tare for the entire round
and boat
trip, parlor
traveling in this country quite ex- ; ca.r seats raeals. en route hote' enter
tensively, studying the architecture ll,nm"n
tamment, transt?r charees. and carri-
street cars saw him walking backward
ani
Joe Lawns and Dimities at . .
15c Lawus and Dimities at
S and 10c Lawns and Dimities at
17c
12c
OJc
American methods
big buildings. I
of constructing
noticed a big
ror detiuea itinerary, tickets, or
any additional information, address
a when a big I w , . V' , f'- ,u "'"2.-
own at me by j s'x week i0' "fs . the ,fft,ck
I as some-; sI:n"y.,f '' They are Mel via Moore,
building in course of construction, j Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad
in Washington, where a steam ele-1 Company, 1 196 Broadway.N'ew York; j
vator was being used to hoist the i0 tu,to:1 s'ree Brooklyn; 7S9
brick. I was much interested, as : Broa1 street- Newark. N. L: or Geo. J
in Russia the builders have the 1J0-vc1' Ass'stant General Passenger
bricks carried aloft by manual labor j A6frt, Broad Street Station, Phila.
entirely, and having a camera with
me, I accosted a workman and ex- j Poito5c Thieva Amiud-
pbined that I would like to take j , , .
some cictiires of the hniMin Two men, suspected of the robbery
peciallv the elevator. Hardlv had of the, -Nane pio5ce,
I adiusted mv camera when 'a bie i were cIevfr l.ra??ed Saturday, alter
chunk of cirt was throw
nno rf tV a 1 i - rc
cri K,.r K.t,4 !of u ilkes-Barre, and George Pen-
clothes and again adjusted my
camera. Then there flew at me a
great bunch of mortar, which ruin
ed my hat and came near spsiling
my clothes." It is fortunate for
the good name of our country that
such ill mannerly treatment of
strangers is exreptional with us.
The deeper the public gets into
expenditures in Cuba since the oc
cupation of the island by our troops
the plainer it becomes that there j 0wing t0 their trivial valuend It WV,
r'' uc ui .u-wK.iiH.e not until after ,w0 weeks- fruitleS5
m every direction The latest ex-, workf danng wh!ch the detectives
p..sure concerns the military hos-, u!ke,, often with hi h he
tickets for passage over the
forward on the bridze spanning
the river early in the morning and
watched him, fearing he contemplated
committing suicide by jumping in the
water.
That Kiliian carefully planned his
death was shown in a note he left un
der his hit near the tree, saying no
! one knew what mental and physical
agony he sutt'ered from the death of
his wife and his many financial re
verses, and he wanted to d;e. He re
moved his shoes to climb the tree and
I jumped from a limb. The body was
J suspended eight feet from the ground.
nington, cf Fairmount township. The
arrests were made by Deputy United
States Marsh ll Lowery and Postotrice
Inspector George Gorman.
The postorr.ee was robbed on May
12, the safe being blown open, and i
$75 in postage staiaps, $ioa in cash,
$30 in silverware, and $23 in jewelry
were stolen. The robbers also took
six bridge tickets, worth to cents
each. It was these that led to the
arrests. The tickets were not reported
by the postmaster as amonj his losses, i
I SCROFULA
I thin Mood, weak lungs and
paleness. You have them in
i hot weather as w ell as in cold.
SCOTT'S EMULSION cures
I them in summer as in winter,
f It is creamy looking and pleas
z ant tasting.
I toe. hoc; tUJiuttau.
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L'oc, :0c, ooc and 40c Ribbons, reduced to 10c
S1.2o Shirt Waists reduced to . . . S7i
oOc Ladies' Night Robes, reduced to .
40c Ladies' Night Robes, reduced to .
10c Gingham Night Robes, reduced to
$12..j0 Ladies' Suits, reduced to . .
$12.00 Ladies' Suits, reduced to
Red-Room Furniture reduced.
7oc Black Dress Goods, reduced to
12c Hose, reduced to . . .
ooc Drees Goods, reduced to . .
$1.25 Umbrella, reduced to . .
12 l-2c Seersuckers, reduced to .
87
42c
20c
7c
$8.50
$10.00
5Sc
10c
19c
98c
10c
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F. P. PURSEL.
passage over tne river
bridge at N'anticoke, and Postraaste:
Allen knew their nuirbers.
Although it was feared they had
been used, a watch was set at the
bridge, and after patient waiting, last
lishment the military authorities.by j farme. m'.S i iL J5 ar.
rested and said Pennington had sold
been expended oa this hospital, all
the plans being on the basis of fur
nishing accommodations for 2,500
patients, while at no one time has
it had more than So. In order to
shift some of the responsibility for
maintaining this extravagant estab-
Shoes!
Do You
Know
Our New Spring Values.
We have just received, for the spring trade, the very la
?s m Dress Goods, Waist Silks, Trimmirtffs, Ribbons, La
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stvle
test
aces.
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a little juggling among themselves,
have leased it to the City of Havana
to be used as a general hospital,
although everybody familiar with
conditions over there knows that
the city was already amply supplied
with hospitals.
-There is a persistent report
him the ticket. The detectives went
to Fairmount Springs, where Penning
ton lives, traced him to Kitchens
Creek, where he had sold a couple of
tickets, and then to Wilkes-Barre,
where they arrested him. He said
the tickets were sold to him by Mel
via Moore, a huckster. Moore was ar-
have the Largest Stock
Shoes ia the County ?
You will make a mis
take if you fail to see our
lines before doing your
shoe buving.
ot
W. H. Tloore,
Co?.. Stcoxd and Ir.DN Sts.
Rlootusburg, Pa.
In fact, all the latest style Dress Goods and Farley Notions in the
market. J
LADIES' SPRING SUITS Ladies' and Misses' Spring
Jackets. Latest styles, right prices.
SHOES! SHOES ! Great values, nobbv styles, small prices.
Our sales on shoes still increase. We are up to date at all times
in this department.
SHIRT WAISTS AND SEPARATE SKIRTS.-It will
pay vou to see the stvles and learn prices.
LADIES' WRAPPERS.-We keep a complete line.
Have you seen our great sewing machine ? We are handling
one of the best on the market. Up to date in every respect and
price lowest. If you expect to buy, it will pay you to see our
tnae of machine and learn our prices.
IN OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT. We are at the
trout in tine-groceries, fancy Chinaware. In dinner and chamber
sets our sales are increasing every day,
i ou wiu hnd it will always pay to trade with us. Our
nas ever been to give you latest styles and best prices.
Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited.
ALFRED McHENRY, Mgr
aim
Comer Main and Centre.